Question

Exercise 2. Put in each space below a noun made from the adjective in brackets after the sentence.

1. South Africa has great mineral ….wealth….. (wealthy)
2. ________ is one of the world’s great problems. (poor)
3. Tell the _______. (true)
4. I must drink something. I’m dying of _______. (thirsty)
5. I must eat something. I’m dying of ________. (hungry)
6. He was very bright. He passed the exam with ______. (easy)
7. In his ________ he travelled a lot. Now he is too old. (young)
8. I don’t know how to express my _________ for your help. (grateful)
9. It’s very late. There’s not much _________ of his coming now. (likely)
10. To be a soldier you need to be strong and in good _______. (healthy)
11. There was no doubt about his ________. He was sent to prison for five years. (guilty)
12. He escaped to _______ by climbing over the prison wall. (free)

Exercise 3. Put in each space below a noun made from the adjective in brackets after the sentence.

1. The …death…. of the president was announced on the radio. (dead)
2. In past wars soldiers were sometimes shot for ______. (cowardly)
3. He died to save the lives of others. It was an act of _______. (heroic)
4. He was a very thoughtful, philosophical person. A man of great ______. (wise)
5. She felt great ________ at being treated so badly. (angry)
6. He left his town to find _______ in the big city. (famous)
7. It was a long, slow film. I nearly died of ________. (boring)
8. He was filled with _________ at the terrible things he saw in the war. (horrible)

Answer 1

2 Poverty

3 truth

4 thirst

5 hunger

6 easiness

7 youth

8 gratitude

9 likelihood

10 health

11 guilt

12 freedom

Exercise 3.

2 cowardice

3  heroism

4 wisdom

5 anger

6 fame

7 boredom

8 horror